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Scientific Name: Strigatella ambigua (Swainson, 1829)
Synonym: Mitra ambigua (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Ambiguous Miter
Local/Bangla Name: Mutra leza (মুত্রা ল্যাজা)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Description:
Shell moderately large, up to 55 mm in length, body whorl proportionately longer than the spire and thick, spire elevated and without radial ribs, sutures distinct. Aperture longer than the spire, outer lip with 17 to 20 close-set denticles, columella with five oblique folds. Shell surface with spiral ribs enclosing punctate grooves in between. Colour uniformly brownish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s Island
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman MM (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 17. Molluscs. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 415 pp.
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